How we scored it
Fruit extract of Rubus idaeus (raspberry); water/solvent extraction of fruit tissue; botanical extract = 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Made by extracting raspberry fruit with water or a hydro-glycolic solvent to capture fruit acids and polyphenols. No petrochemical alternative route exists.
In plain English
A raspberry fruit extract that tones, smooths and gently exfoliates skin. It's made by extracting raspberries, so everything in it comes from the fruit itself.
CosIng definition: Rubus idaeus fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Raspberry, Rubus idaeus L., Rosaceae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2RUBUS IDAEUS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RUBUS IDAEUS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RUBUS%20IDAEUS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT